Julie Roberts and Cathie Johnson are NZCER's Education Advisors, who meet with schools every day to support them with their ...

This is our guide for PAT Tuhituhi | PAT Writing. You can find our guides for PAT Pānui | PAT Reading Comprehension and PAT Pāngarau | PAT Mathematics here. Schools should make autonomous decisions ...

Update, March 2026: This article has been updated to include our latest twice-yearly assessment information, including guidance for PAT Tuhituhi | PAT Writing. Twice-yearly assessment will be a ...

Poipoia ngā tamariki: How whānau and teachers support tamariki Māori to be successful in learning and education is the third COMPASS report from the collaboration between NZCER and Professor Melinda ...

The enactment of everyday democratic practice in early childhood settings supports children to practise being active agents in their own lives. Through learning to take action on matters of importance ...

Cathie is an ex-principal with a breadth of knowledge of NZCER's assessment tools. She is available to support schools with their choice and use of any NZCER's assessments or surveys, and with ...

Statistical investigations | Te tūhuratanga tauanga: Understanding progressions in The New Zealand Curriculum and Te Marautanga o Aotearoa ...

A number of converging issues provided the impetus for 12 schools in the Western Bay of Plenty to form a support network to explore and develop play-based learning for the first years of school. This ...

The incoming NCEA co-requisite could do more harm than good in its current form. From 2024 students must achieve a co-requisite in literacy and numeracy|te reo matatini me te pāngarau to be awarded an ...

Being local, learning from children, bicultural aspirations, partnerships and creativity are highlighted as strengths of Aotearoa New Zealand’s education sector in a new book from Professor Stuart ...

The national curriculum has been in a substantial period of transition since the 2019 Uiuinga ā-motu, National Survey of Schools. These transitions, which were still in progress at the time of the ...

Lifting student attendance, as well as understanding the drivers for non-attendance through data, are government priorities for improving student achievement. In April 2024, a new attendance action ...